# Accident 20051105027729A: Bell OH58A, Hughes, AR, November 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2005, 08:35 local time
- Place: Hughes, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9992° N, 90.3725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9992&lon=-90.3725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331TA-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH58A
- Reported engine: ALLSN T63*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 293 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105027729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0835 CST, A ARROWF-OH-58A EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION HELICOPTER, N331TA, IMPACTED THE GROUND ON RAGLAND PLANTATION, 2.3 MILES WEST OF HWY 147, HUGHES, AR. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION CLASSIFICATION WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN MARION, AR. THE TOTAL TIME OF FLIGHT WAS ESTIMATED AT 25 MINUTES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA027), Nov 5, 2005: Arrow Falcon Exporters Arrow F OH-58A (N331TA), West Memphis, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a disconnected pneumatic (Pc) line. A contributing factor was the ravine.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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